Livres
in example sentence
For many centuries, even while metallic money circulated, the task of defining units of account –
livres
tournois, marks, gulden, florins, or dollars – remained a task of the state (or of those with political power).
More example sentences with word livres
'What a difference!' the gaoler answered promptly; 'why you, M. le cure, we know that you have an income of 800 livres, a fine place in the sun ...'Such are the events which, commented upon, exaggerated in twenty different ways, had been arousing for the last two days all the evil passions of the little town of Verrieres.
You all know that forty-eight years ago I inherited a piece of land which brings me 800 livres; I shall live on that income.
This distresses me, albeit I have an income of eight hundred
livres.
People were jealous of the Mayor, the Liberals had grounds for complaint against him; but after all he was noble and created to fill a superior station, whereas M. Valenod's father had not left him an income of six hundred
livres.
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